Time spent these days watching most of the interview shows often is wasted because the people being interviewed do not really ever answer the questions put to them. This is especially true of political candidates, their supporters and surrogates, and these days very especially true of the candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination. But it's also true of the other side. They're all afraid of wandering outside the circle of carefully programmed talking points.
So here's an idea: After the interviewer asks the question, leave the question on the screen. Let the viewer decide if the question's being answered. What fun! Actually, after the question's asked, have a teleprompter facing the interviewed with the question, just to remind him what was asked and that we're all waiting for an answer. Even more fun!
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TOTALLY AGREE!!! Fun, indeed and might get an answer to the...actual question.
ReplyDeleteInterviews I adore: Tavis Smiley and Charlie Rose.